Microsoft feels price squeeze from Linux

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Panama Feels Squeeze Over Canal
Expansion (Los Angeles Times)

Panama Feels Squeeze Over Canal
Expansion (Los Angeles Times) 06/06/2004 05:03 AM
Los Angeles Times - CULEBRA CUT, Panama — When President Theodore Roosevelt directed an army of engineers and Caribbean laborers to build the engineering masterpiece known as the Panama Canal, inhabitants of the isthmus weren't consulted.

Kerry Feels Squeeze on Iraq Policy (Los
Angeles Times)

Kerry Feels Squeeze on Iraq Policy (Los
Angeles Times) 05/27/2004 01:48 PM
Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Sen. John F. Kerry faces a stark new challenge in the campaign skirmishing over Iraq: As President Bush has moved toward his position, the Democratic Party is moving away from it.

Microsoft Exec: Windows, Linux Squeeze
Unix

Microsoft Exec: Windows, Linux Squeeze
Unix 01/03/2005 10:04 AM
eWeek Jan 3 2005 2:21PM GMT

Linux, piracy drive price cuts from
Microsoft

Linux, piracy drive price cuts from
Microsoft 08/11/2004 08:12 AM
Cyber India Online Aug 11 2004 12:17PM GMT

Microsoft: Linux may mean price cuts,
fewer sales

Microsoft: Linux may mean price cuts,
fewer sales 09/03/2004 03:54 PM
SEC filing shows just how much open source is worrying the software giant.

Linux Feels the Corporate Love

Linux Feels the Corporate Love 08/14/2002 05:14 AM
LinuxWorld speeches from Google and Amazon execs testify to the growing popularity of open source in the business world -- in no small part because it's a money saver. By Michelle Delio.

Microsoft Feels Heat Over Outsourcing

Microsoft Feels Heat Over Outsourcing 07/29/2004 08:15 AM
Two years after Microsoft executives began urging managers to outsource software development work to India, a Washington state technology union says the company has sent increasingly high-level jobs overseas, including some related to Longhorn, the next version of Windows. By Kristi Heim, San Jose Mercury News (via MyAppleMenu)

EU leader feels disrespected by
Microsoft

EU leader feels disrespected by
Microsoft 04/15/2005 04:39 AM
Big News Network Apr 15 2005 8:22AM GMT

Microsoft feels heat over outsourcing
(SiliconValley.com)

Microsoft feels heat over outsourcing
(SiliconValley.com) 07/29/2004 06:45 AM
SiliconValley.com - Two years after Microsoft executives began urging managers to outsource software development work to India, a Washington state technology union says the company has sent increasingly high-level jobs overseas, including some related to Longhorn, the next version of Windows.

Microsoft feels pressure of anti-virus
issue

Microsoft feels pressure of anti-virus
issue 04/25/2004 12:41 PM

SCO Linux Licenses Could Increase In
Price

SCO Linux Licenses Could Increase In
Price 08/11/2004 09:26 PM

IBM cuts Red Hat Linux price for Power
servers

IBM cuts Red Hat Linux price for Power
servers 04/29/2004 07:18 PM
While Red Hat's list prices remain unchanged, IBM says new pricing lets it sell the operating system for Big Blue customers for $700-$1,000 less.

$799 now 'the' price point for Linux
laptops

$799 now 'the' price point for Linux
laptops 12/16/2003 05:29 AM
You've been able to buy a $799 Lindows laptop for more than a few months, but now another company has jumped into the sub-$800 Linux laptop marketplace: Element Computer of Staten Island, New York, has started to sell $799 laptops preloaded with Lycoris. And Element's Mike Hjorleifsson says that if you prefer a different Linux distribution, their Mercury 700m laptop ought to have no problem running it, even though they only offer support for Lycoris at this time.

Linux specialist lowers IPO price range

Linux specialist lowers IPO price range 08/06/2004 08:03 PM
ZDNet Aug 7 2004 0:57AM GMT

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Linux Journal: Making a PHP Site on
Linux Work with a Microsoft SQL Server
Database

Linux Journal: Making a PHP Site on
Linux Work with a Microsoft SQL Server
Database 02/17/2003 09:09 AM
"It's a LAMP site, but the M isn't MySQL. Can PHP on the Linux box make the connection to Microsoft SQL Server?"

Microsoft sees one price doesn't fit all

Microsoft sees one price doesn't fit all 06/09/2004 08:46 AM
The long-running legal battles between Microsoft Corp and governments in Europe and the US make the company look like a partner in a bad marriage, ready to walk out and call the divorce lawyer. But in Southeast Asia, the software giant seems more like an ardent suitor, wooing governments with sweet promises and gifts -- such as unprecedented bargain prices on its Windows operating system.

Microsoft opens cut-price XP

Microsoft opens cut-price XP 08/19/2004 02:35 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Mon Aug 16, 01:39 pm GMT

Microsoft opens cut-price Windows

Microsoft opens cut-price Windows 08/11/2004 02:37 AM
Microsoft is to launch a low-cost version of its Windows XP operating system in an effort to halt the rise of rival Linux software.

Microsoft cuts OneNote price

Microsoft cuts OneNote price 08/05/2004 10:18 AM
Microsoft this week chopped the price of its OneNote note-taking application. The software, one of several new applications released last year under the Office umbrella, will now sell for $100, half the original price. Microsoft had provided widespread $100 rebates, however.

OneNote is a collection of tools for organizing information from various sources. The application has been targeted mainly at college students and owners of devices based on Microsoft's Tablet PC format, which can utilize OneNote's built-in handwriting recognition.

News source: C|Net News.com

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Microsoft’s cut-price XP flops in Asia

Microsoft’s cut-price XP flops in Asia 03/19/2005 03:25 AM
THEY SAY NO GOOD DEED goes unpunished. Microsoft's mission to bring cheap Windows to the Asian masses has got off to a very slow start. Windows XP Starter Edition, a cut down version of the full OS, debuted in Thailand last October, and Malaysia and Indonesia in February. But Microsoft’s grand plan to deliver low-cost computing to the developing world has had a lukewarm response from the all important local system builder community. The product is not sold at retail, so depends totally on buy-in from partner companies who are supposed to be bundling and promoting the software as part of their low end offer.

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Microsoft moving beyond
once-price-fits-all strategy

Microsoft moving beyond
once-price-fits-all strategy 06/10/2004 10:39 PM

Microsoft unwilling to budge on
one-price policy

Microsoft unwilling to budge on
one-price policy 12/18/2003 11:46 AM
Plans by Asian governments to adopt open-source software will not affect Microsoft's policy of charging a single price worldwide, says a senior executive. Recent moves by Asian governments to push adoption of open-source software will not change Microsoft's global single-price policy, according to a senior executive from the software giant.

Microsoft woos gamers with price cuts

Microsoft woos gamers with price cuts 07/10/2004 03:12 PM
Electric New Paper Jul 10 2004 5:38PM GMT

Microsoft Plans to Drop Price on XBox

Microsoft Plans to Drop Price on XBox 09/08/2004 11:59 PM
Waff.com - Wed Sep 8, 01:42 pm GMT

Microsoft cuts price of Xbox in Japan

Microsoft cuts price of Xbox in Japan 11/11/2003 12:52 PM
AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer Nov 11 2003 11:31AM ET

Microsoft to undercut iPod price with
player

Microsoft to undercut iPod price with
player 05/27/2004 10:35 AM

Microsoft Cuts Price of Xbox in Japan

Microsoft Cuts Price of Xbox in Japan 11/11/2003 10:25 AM
SiliconValley.com Nov 11 2003 9:44AM ET

Microsoft sets low price for Virtual PC
2004

Microsoft sets low price for Virtual PC
2004 11/11/2003 06:58 AM
Computer Weekly Nov 11 2003 6:08AM ET

Tools Of The Trade: A cut-price
competitor to Microsoft Office

Tools Of The Trade: A cut-price
competitor to Microsoft Office 06/12/2004 08:35 PM
Independent Jun 13 2004 0:41AM GMT

Microsoft cuts Xbox game console price

Microsoft cuts Xbox game console price 03/23/2005 08:08 AM
Hindustantimes.com - Tue Mar 22, 08:18 pm GMT

Squeeze Me In

Squeeze Me In 06/05/2004 10:25 AM
If you're already a Mac user, or you don't mind what operating system you use, there's no contest. The iMac is the one to beat with its cool design. It's dxpensive though, so the eMac makes a great alternative for less cash. By Simon Tsang, The Age (via MyAppleMenu)

California city and counties sue
Microsoft, accuses it of price gouging

California city and counties sue
Microsoft, accuses it of price gouging 08/27/2004 11:03 PM
CNEWS Aug 28 2004 2:58AM GMT

The Squeeze Manuever

The Squeeze Manuever 12/25/2004 05:31 PM
If you enjoyed Katie Couric's colonscopy, you'll love this footage of Al Roker from a Today Show segment on National Anorectal Health Week.

Please Don't Squeeze the Sharman

Please Don't Squeeze the Sharman 02/10/2004 10:42 PM
Best. Headline. Ever. Story in today's Wired News on the legal response of Kazaa's makers to last week's court ordered raid of its Australian headquarters.

Sharman Networks threw down the legal challenge Tuesday in Australia's Federal Court in Sydney. Sharman was raided by Music Industry Piracy Investigations, a private investigations unit established by the Australian Recording Industry Association to crack down on copyright infringement, including illegal Internet file sharing. MIPI successfully applied to the federal court for a number of private search warrants, known as Anton Piller orders, which were executed at 12 locations, including Sharman's offices in Sydney. The order allowed MIPI to seize data and documents from all 12 sites, including the private residence of Sharman chief executive Nikki Hemming. The raids are a prelude to a copyright infringement suit, which will argue that Sharman has the ability to block the transfer of copyrighted works through its software but refuses to do so. Sharman vehemently denies the claim.

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Squeeze the Boobies

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Main squeeze

Main squeeze 07/02/2004 07:54 PM
Several weeks ago I wrote about the fun I was having with the open-source Slimserver software for streaming your music collection to any other networked computer. An alert person at SlimDevices, the company that develops the software and also produces the Squeezebox computer-to-stereo bridge, e-mailed me to ask if I wanted to review the product. It took me about 30 seconds to say yes.

The Squeezebox -- a small black box about the size of a book, with a bright, readable display -- sits at your stereo and pulls in, over your existing Wifi network, any music file or playlist sitting on your computer's hard drive. The Slimserver software sits on the computer and talks to the device. Mine set up very easily, with only one glitch (the box immediately wanted to upgrade its software, but had trouble getting the upgrade downloaded automatically). If you had the modest skill required to set up a wireless network, you won't have any trouble getting the Squeezebox running. It may not be for total neophytes, but, in my home at least, it didn't require full system-administrator chops, either.

Once set up, the Squeezebox instantly transformed my music-listening life: suddenly, all the music I'd been listening to on mediocre computer speakers, or on my Ipod, was available at the click of a remote on the much more pleasing living-room stereo that had fallen into digital-music-age disuse. (It probably helps that my kids are finally past the maximum-childproofing-level stage and so I've recently removed the extra door from the stereo system cabinet!) I loved it so much, I bought my review copy.

This week Walt Mossberg reviewed another product from a company named Roku that seems to do pretty much what the Squeezebox does. I haven't used it, and it may be really good (Walt didn't like how it handled the security on his wireless network), but as far as I can tell, it's more expensive, it doesn't have wireless built in and it's not even quite available yet (ships mid-July, according to the Roku site).

I'm happy with my investment in Squeezebox, not only because it's changed my music-listening life, but because I know that, if the tumultuous tech business crushes the small company that makes it and orphans the device (it's been known to happen in the Valley!), there will most likely be a core of enthusiasts who will keep working on upgrades for the software. For consumers buying on the bleeding edge, that's becoming an important "feature" in its own right.

MVPs keep bashing competition of
Microsoft (Linux, Symbian) and cajoling
users to get Microsoft products

MVPs keep bashing competition of
Microsoft (Linux, Symbian) and cajoling
users to get Microsoft products 01/28/2004 01:31 PM
Apparently Microsoft MVPs not only are helping users of Microsoft products, but are also officially bashing Microsoft´s competition: Robert Levy says that Windows Mobile from Microsoft is better than Linux, because operators will earn less money with Linux (and thus forgets one important factor: users don´t like to part with their money very much): Linux is proclaiming "Pick me! I´ll decrease your costs!" while Microsoft is getting right to the heart of the matter by boasting "Pick me! I´ll increase your revenue." One offers to cut the cost of each device by a few dollars. The other offers to increase the amount of money customers pay to their carrier each month by a few dollars. This doesn´t sound like a very difficult decision to me.

Microsoft Blames Anti-trust Legal Fees
for Price Increases

Microsoft Blames Anti-trust Legal Fees
for Price Increases 05/15/2004 09:57 AM
Slashdot May 15 2004 2:15PM GMT
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